Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 11 November 2014
502. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he will provide, on an annual basis from 2007 to 2011, inclusive, the financial allocation made to Cavan County Council for water and sewerage schemes, including major schemes, smaller town and village schemes and rural group schemes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43000/14]
Amharc ar fhreagra544. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he will provide, on an annual basis from 1997 to 2006, inclusive, the financial allocation made to Cavan County Council for water and sewerage schemes, including major schemes, smaller town and village schemes and rural group schemes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43310/14]
Amharc ar fhreagraI propose to take Questions Nos. 502 and 544 together.
Capital expenditure on public water and wastewater schemes was provided through various Water Services Investment Programmes, copies of which are in the Oireachtas library. Details of capital expenditure recouped to Cavan County Council from 1997 to 2011 in respect of such schemes is outlined in the following table.
Table: WSIP Expenditure for Years 1997 – 2011 – Cavan County Council
|
Year |
Waste Water |
Water |
Grand Total |
|
1997 |
€773,116 |
€1,037,495 |
€1,810,611 |
|
1998 |
€3,660,688 |
€728,636 |
€4,389,324 |
|
1999 |
€3,053,828 |
€306,501 |
€3,360,329 |
|
2000 |
€3,570,747 |
€622,085 |
€4,192,832 |
|
2001 |
€1,015,964 |
€3,241,971 |
€4,257,936 |
|
2002 |
€961,594 |
€3,676,365 |
€4,637,959 |
|
2003 |
€1,983,038 |
€1,548,195 |
€3,531,234 |
|
2004 |
€2,912,917 |
€899,349 |
€3,812,266 |
|
2005 |
€2,507,144 |
€639,736 |
€3,146,881 |
|
2006 |
€2,877,769 |
€1,560,894 |
€4,438,662 |
|
Total 1997- 2006 |
€23,316,805 |
€14,261,227 |
€37,578,034 |
|
2007 |
€1,873,296 |
€4,154,472 |
€6,027,768 |
|
2008 |
€3,660,765 |
€4,686,370 |
€8,347,135 |
|
2009 |
€1,239,527 |
€3,007,436 |
€4,246,964 |
|
2010 |
€1,041,834 |
€856,705 |
€1,898,539 |
|
2011 |
€2,008,660 |
€1,164,080 |
€3,172,740 |
|
Total 2007-2011 |
€9,824,082 |
€13,869,063 |
€23,693,146 |
|
Grand Total |
€33,140,887 |
€28,130,290 |
€61,271,180 |
Responsibility for the administration of the Rural Water Programme has been devolved to local authorities since 1997.
The selection, prioritisation and approval of individual scheme proposals for advancement and funding under the programme, within the overall priorities set by my Department and subject to the block grant allocations provided, is therefore a matter for the local authorities. The following table sets out the funding recouped to Cavan County Council from 1997 to 2011. This includes all capital funding provided under the Rural Water Programme and subsidies towards the operational costs of group water schemes provided under the Local Government Fund.
RURAL WATER PROGRAMME
|
Year |
Exchequer Grants paid |
Subsidies paid towards operational costs of Group Water Schemes |
|
1997 |
€1,066,606 |
€923,279 |
|
1998 |
€810,776 |
€225,470 |
|
1999 |
€1,425,628 |
€529,245 |
|
2000 |
€3,155,083 |
€581,877 |
|
2001 |
€4,851,065 |
€619,670 |
|
2002 |
€4,237,495 |
€373,458 |
|
2003 |
€5,681,611 |
€1,072,610 |
|
2004 |
€17,938,996 |
€839,415 |
|
2005 |
€18,012,587 |
€1,020,067 |
|
2006 |
€12,215,890 |
€1,723,267 |
|
2007 |
€10,490,781 |
€1,810,403 |
|
2008 |
€5,304,506 |
€1,605,350 |
|
2009 |
€4,560,407 |
€3,669,704 |
|
2010 |
€2,772,089 |
€1,662,699 |
|
2011 |
€2,199,574 |
€4,442,757 |
|
Total |
€94,723,094 |
€21,099,271 |
